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GroweLabAll your professional learning, classroom observations, instructional coaching, implementation planning and teacher support, in one purpose-built platform.

Replace several disconnected PD platforms with one that helps school leaders accelerate teacher growth while saving time and money.

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One system for coaching and growth

Six systems, folded into one platform.

GroweLab puts instructional coaching and professional development on one platform. Scroll to watch the tools a district runs today become one.

  • PD management
  • Observation & feedback
  • Instructional coaching
  • Strategic planning / CIP tracking
  • PD catalog
  • Project / task management
GroweLab Professional learning, observations, coaching, planning and teacher support, in one place.

3 to 6 other professional learning tools replaced, consolidated into one cost-effective solution.

Consolidate & simplify systems

Save both time and money.

Bring all your K-12 professional learning data into one platform and reduce your overall budget.

  • PD management
  • Observation & feedback
  • Instructional coaching
  • Strategic planning / CIP tracking
  • PD catalog
  • Project / task management
  1. Strategic planning / CIP tracking
  2. PD content library
  3. PD management
  4. Walkthroughs
  5. Coaching platform
Multiple platforms
Over $300Ksaved by districts that made the switch
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Actual district savings from platform consolidation: some districts have saved over $300,000 by making the switch.
From professional development to continuous improvement

And everything in between.

GroweLab is the all-in-one professional learning, implementation and support platform designed for educators by educators.

  • Professional development management

    Organize and track your professional development, with every hour on one educator transcript.

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  • Implementation plan tracking

    School improvement plans, HQIM implementations and strategic design initiatives, tracked in one place with an owner on each priority.

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  • Instructional coaching

    Schedule, manage and conduct coaching for large rosters of teachers and staff, in any coaching model.

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  • Classroom observations & walkthroughs

    Quantify and measure teacher practice with walkthrough forms customized to your school or district’s priorities.

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  • AI support for educators

    Observations, feedback and guidance from a model trained and monitored by experienced educators, with the educator deciding what to send.

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Built for educators by educators

Intentionally designed for public schools.

GroweLab is a professional learning and coaching platform built by the educators at engage2learn, not another edtech product born out of Silicon Valley.

Designed by people who have done the job.

Former teachers, coaches, principals and district leaders designed every view, drawing on data from tens of thousands of coaching interactions over more than a decade and on extensive, peer-reviewed research on adult learning, coaching effectiveness and best practice.

About engage2learn
The GroweLab dashboard, with current competencies, a to-do list and badges earned, beside two teachers laughing over a laptop, and a "You earned a badge" card for Assessment, Formative Feedback

Trusted by district and state partners

GroweLab quick stats

What users say about working in it.

97%
of GroweLab users report confidence in their job-required skills, including pedagogical implementation
83%
of users are satisfied with GroweLab, about 25% above the industry-standard CSAT score
3 to 6
other professional learning tools replaced by one platform
40 → 4
hours: the reporting that took 40 hours becomes 4
In their words

Public schools nationwide trust engage2learn to help them grow their talent.

e2L provides by far one of, if not the best, coaching tools I have come across. We are using it to grow our leadership support within our county and our neighboring county.
Dr. Jason JonesDirector, Riverside County Office of Education
“The platform is informative, easy to navigate, and very user friendly.”
Math Teacher, Midsize Urban District
“I feel everything is very researched based and easy to digest. I never felt that it was way over my head or that it was too much too quickly.”
Teacher, GroweLab user
“The key coaching actions are built into the session log, so it guides coaches through how to coach effectively.”
District Leader, Harlingen CISD
Who is GroweLab designed for?

One platform, four views.

  • District leaders in a meeting

    District-level leaders

    In-depth education analytics let you monitor district-wide professional learning, connect educator and student growth data to show the ROI of coaching, and make data-informed decisions.

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  • A principal in a school hallway

    Principals & school leaders

    Recognize and celebrate growth in core competencies; use coaching, observation and professional development data; and keep progress toward school and district goals in view.

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  • An instructional coach working with a teacher

    Instructional coaches & specialists

    Schedule, manage, individualize and conduct coaching for large rosters of teachers while keeping every instructional resource organized in one central repository.

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  • A classroom teacher with students

    Classroom teachers

    Identify where and how you want to grow, develop proficiency in instructional best practices, build a professional portfolio, and earn badges and microcredentials along the way.

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An integrated system

Five parts of one professional learning system.

Coaching, observations, competency-based growth, teacher support and mySmartCoach, working together on one record to improve results.

01

Instructional coaching

Use GroweLab to implement a new or existing coaching methodology with tools designed to help any public school or district, from large urban to small rural, organize and manage all coaching in one place.

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A GroweLab week calendar of coaching sessions, an upcoming-sessions list with coach photos, priority tasks and a to-do list
02

AI-assisted classroom observations

No need to wait for your next walkthrough. Select a skill and upload lesson plans, videos or images to get ready-to-implement feedback in seconds, from a model trained and monitored by experienced educators.

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The Smart Feedback panel in GroweLab: a small-group instruction competency chosen, a classroom video uploaded, and the feedback listing strengths, a suggested next step and examples
03

Competency-based growth

Focus your professional development on state, national or customized professional learning competencies that align to your district’s priority outcomes.

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A GroweLab coaching session on Differentiation and Scaffolding, with the competency scaffolded into four levels, level one complete, level two open and lesson plans attached as evidence
04

Teacher retention & support

Prevent teacher burnout with positive and effective professional development that helps teachers feel more supported, while rewarding and celebrating growth with microcredentials and badges.

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GroweLab celebration windows: "You’ve been celebrated" with two competency badges, and "Cue the confetti" marking a level-two badge in Resources and Learning Experience
05

Support every teacher, even where coaches are stretched

Provide targeted instructional support for every teacher, even in schools with limited coaching capacity, with GroweLab’s adaptive professional learning system, mySmartCoach.

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A mySmartCoach intro session in GroweLab where a teacher chooses a virtual coach from three engage2learn coaches, each introduced in a sentence
Features

The most versatile implementation & instructional support platform.

Turn traditional professional development into an integrated talent development system, with features designed for the needs of public school educators.

  • Coaching

    Coaching features that free up your coaches’ time, so they can go deeper with more teachers.

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  • Classroom observation

    Quantify and measure teacher practice with walkthrough forms customized to your school or district’s priorities.

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  • Professional development for teachers

    Keep teachers growing in the skills and competencies proven to reduce burnout and improve student outcomes.

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  • AI for educators

    Observations, feedback and guidance from a model trained by engage2learn’s educators on vetted resources and research, and monitored by them.

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  • On-demand teacher support

    No more waiting days or hours for support. Connect with an engage2learn coach in minutes, or ask the assistant for real-time answers.

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  • Microcredentials & badging

    A portfolio of evidence of practice, reviewed by a coach, that earns performance-based microcredentials and badges.

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  • Video evidence & feedback

    Upload video evidence of classroom implementation for instructional coaches to review and comment on.

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  • Education analytics & reporting

    Go beyond attendance and completion with easy-to-read reports that turn coaching and growth data into decisions.

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Where this sits in the cycle

One platform for the whole cycle.

GroweLab runs through every step. It shows what changed in practice, walkthrough by walkthrough and session by session, and it carries the plan, the coaching and the community work that follow.

  1. You are here 01

    Diagnose

    Walkthroughs and coaching logs show what changed in practice.

    Assessments & Software
  2. You are here 02

    Design

    Each priority in the implementation plan gets an owner and a progress record.

    Planning & Design
  3. You are here 03

    Coach

    Coaching sessions are logged against the key coaching actions, in any coaching model.

    Performance Improvement
  4. You are here 04

    Connect to community

    Jim Knight Impact Network members get a GroweLab license as part of membership.

    Network & Events
3 to 6 other professional learning tools replaced
97% of users report confidence in their job-required skills
See how the whole cycle runs
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Ask about GroweLab

See GroweLab for your district.

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FAQ

Questions leaders ask.

What is GroweLab?

GroweLab is engage2learn’s all-in-one implementation and support platform for public schools. It holds professional development management, classroom observations and walkthroughs, instructional coaching, implementation and strategic-plan tracking, a resource library and reporting in one system, so leaders can accelerate teacher growth while saving time and money.

What does GroweLab replace?

GroweLab replaces 3 to 6 other professional learning tools, consolidating everything into one cost-effective solution. The tools it usually replaces are PD management, observation and feedback, coaching logs, strategic planning or CIP tracking, a PD catalog and project or task management; some districts have saved over $300,000 by making the switch.

Who is GroweLab designed for?

GroweLab is designed for district-level leaders, principals and school leaders, instructional coaches and specialists, and classroom teachers. Each role has its own view: analytics for district leaders, coaching and observation data for principals, rosters and session tools for coaches, and a growth portfolio with badges for teachers.

Does GroweLab work with the coaching model we already use?

Yes. GroweLab is coaching-model agnostic, so it fits an existing one-on-one, small-group or PLC coaching program, whether it follows Jim Knight’s Impact Cycle, Get Better Faster or engage2learn’s own Growe Coaching, with custom coaching logs and walkthrough forms aligned to your priorities.

How does the AI in GroweLab work, and who checks it?

GroweLab’s AI is trained and actively monitored by experienced educators, so its feedback draws on vetted instructional practice rather than internet search results. Smart Responses draft a walkthrough write-up in about 90 seconds and the principal reads, edits and sends it; the AI assistant resolves 95% of educators’ questions.

How long does it take to get started?

Onboarding for principals takes about 30 minutes. Districts start with the platform and add virtual workshops or onsite facilitation from engage2learn when they want more support.

How does GroweLab protect our data, and is it used to train AI?

GroweLab’s AI runs inside a closed system. Your district’s observations, videos and other artifacts never leave engage2learn’s secure infrastructure and are never used to train AI models.

Ready to consolidate systems?

Bring GroweLab to your school or district.

Tell us which tools your district runs today, and we’ll show you GroweLab with your own plan, walkthrough form and coaching model in it.

Three educators plan together at a laptop in front of a GroweLab HQIM implementation plan showing 32 percent plan progress, phase status, risks and delays, and phase progress for planning, rollout and support